cattinesses
i adjective, cat·ti·er, cat·ti·est.
1.
catlike; feline.
2.
slyly malicious; spiteful: a catty gossip.
Related forms
cat·ti·ly, adverb
cat·ti·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. mean, nasty, malevolent; bitchy.
2. mean, nasty, malevolent; bitchy.
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catty or cattish1 (ˈkætɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -tier, -tiest | |
| 1. | informal spiteful: a catty remark |
| 2. | of or resembling a cat |
| cattish or cattish1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'cattily or cattish1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'cattishly or cattish1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'cattiness or cattish1 | |
| —n | |
| 'cattishness or cattish1 | |
| —n | |
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Cattinesses
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| catty or cattie2 (ˈkætɪ) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| a unit of weight, used esp in China, equal to about one and a half pounds or about 0.67 kilogram | |
| [C16: from Malay kati] | |
| cattie or cattie2 | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Malay kati] | |
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Word Origin & History
catty
1886, "devious and spiteful," from cat. Slightly earlier was cattish (1883).
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